A 22-year-old instructor suffered an engine out while flying with his
18-year-old student in a Jabiru J-170 at Victoria Point, Australia, two
weeks ago and all ended ruggedly, but well, for the pair in a sequence
that was captured by an in-cockpit video recorder. Authorities are
investigating the cause of the off-airport landing while onlookers are
impressed by the apparent calm displayed in the cockpit as the aircraft
descended and the pair made preparations. The flight was a first for
student Josh Matica who was at the controls when the aircraft's engine
surged. Instructor Doug Field took over and quickly calculated that from
their 1,100 foot altitude they'd be on the ground within two minutes. Read
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Bendix/King KT74 ADS-B
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Feds Fund Grounded Airplane

The U.S. government is paying $6,600 a month to keep an old turboprop it
leases grounded in Georgia even though it seems doubtful the Gulfstream
G-1 dubbed Aero Marti will ever fly for Uncle Sam again. The
contract now is a non-fly [agreement], Steve
Christopher of Phoenix Air Group told the Washington Post.
Thats what the customer wants. The customer is the
Office of Cuba Broadcasting, which has recognized the folly of trying to
pour news from the real world into Cuba from above even though the
communist country long ago learned how to keep that brand of reality
from intruding on its populace.. Read
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The New Dynavibe GX2 Prop
Balancer Is Available at Aircraft Spruce
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Wing Commander, 007 Pilot Ken Wallis, 97,
Dies

British pilot Ken Wallis took his first solo flight in 1937, flew as a
stunt pilot and doubled for Sean Connery in 1967, and passed away Sunday
at the age of 97, after "a long and successful life doing what he
wanted," his daughter told BBC.co.uk. Wallis flew Wellington bombers for
his country in World War II, surviving a bomb bay explosion, a midair
with a barrage balloon, and once returning with 115 holes in his
aircraft. He spent 20 years in weapons research for the RAF and later
applied his skills for the movie industry. Wallis flew roughly 44 hours
and 75 flights to capture the seven-and-one-half minute gyrocopter
sequence shown in the James Bond movie, You Only Live Twice. Video after
the jump. Read
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Cylinders
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In Berlin last week, Airbus took home the GreenTec award in aviation for
its work in developing fuel cells for use in commercial aircraft. The
annual awards are Europes "most important environment and business
awards," Airbus said in a news release. Fuel cells are one of the
most promising 'step-change' technologies to make our aircraft even more
efficient, cleaner and quieter," said Gunter Butschek, COO for Airbus.
"The recognition of our fuel-cell project at the GreenTec Awards
underlines the relevance of our activities." Airbus is working to not
only create clean electricity with fuel cells but also to use the
by-products -- water and nitrogen gas -- in various aircraft systems.
The technical solution may soon be "widely adopted," one of the judges
said. But at the media-friendly awards event, the recently completed
e-Volo two-seat Volocopter prototype stole the show, suspended from the
ceiling above the crowd. Read
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Fall Fly-Ins: Reno, AOPA, NBAA

For pilots in search of fly-in destinations, three big events are coming
up for the fall season, and this year all three will be held in the
western part of the U.S. The Reno Air Races are, of course, always held
in Nevada, and the show starts next Wednesday, Sept. 11. "Jetman" Yves
Rossy will be flying above the crowd, in his second U.S. appearance
following his debut at EAA AirVenture. The airshow will be missing the
fast and loud military teams, like the rest of this year's shows, but
the line-up includes aerobatic flyer Mike Goulian, Clay Lacy in a Lear
25, the Patriots L-39 jet team, and more. Of course the real attraction
at Reno is the pylon racing, with a variety of classes from jets to
biplanes to the famed Unlimited racers. Read
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Rock-Solid GPS for the
iPad in Any Aircraft  Piston or Jet!
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reception even with heated windshields. It connects wirelessly with up
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life, and the large LCD display shows your GPS status at all times.

Works great with ForeFlight, JeppFD, WingX, Garmin Pilot, and any other
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Brainteasers Quiz #187: The Future Is Here ... And
There

As the FAA updates its written knowledge exams, bringing them into
the light of the 21st Century, perhaps ADF and VOR questions will go the
way of gas-operated landing lights. Embrace this age of aviation
enlightenment by acing this quiz.

With a massive AD against ECI cylinders in the offing, we would like to
know reader experiences not just with ECI cylinders, but other brands as
well. If you've got five minutes to spare, you can tell us about your
satisfaction--or lack thereof--with aircraft cylinders you've been
flying behind. Read
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Levil Technology's Line
of AHRS/ADS-B Receivers Just Got Better!
Offering the most compatibility with your favorite apps and uncontested
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AHRS/ADS-B system in the market. Levil Technology is now
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that measure indicated airspeed, pressure altitude, and VSI when
connected to the pitot-static system of a homebuilt or light sport
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What You Missed in AVwebBiz This Week

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At least one operator in the North Sea has resumed flights with a
Eurocopter Super Puma helicopter this week, the BBC reported on Tuesday,
though it's a different model from the one that crashed into the sea on
Aug. 23, killing four passengers. That SuperPuma was on a normal
approach to landing until about three miles from the runway, according
to a preliminary report from the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch,
"when there was a reduction in airspeed accompanied by an increased rate
of descent." The helicopter was "intact and upright" when it crashed
into the sea about two miles offshore. Fourteen passengers and the pilot
survived. Read
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OSHA To Oversee Cabin Crew Safety

The safety of cabin crew in commercial aircraft has always been governed
by the FAA, but under a new federal policy, the Occupational Health and
Safety Administration now will have oversight over issues such as
hazardous chemicals, exposure to blood-borne pathogens, and hearing
protection. Our cabin crewmembers contribute to the safe operation
of every flight each day, said FAA Administrator Michael Huerta.
Were taking an important step toward establishing procedures
for resolving cabin crew workplace health and safety concerns. The
FAA said it will work with OSHA to ensure that any new requirements will
not adversely affect aviation safety. Read
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Surely it must, but perhaps not as much as many of us think. Aircraft
owners and operators confront a wall of high costs and $6 avgas is just
another one. Redbird's fuel experiment next month may shed some light on
what pilots really think. Read
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Video: Electronics International Unveils New Multi-Purpose
Instrument

While old airframes may keep soldiering on, the instruments and radios
in the panels usually don't. At AirVenture this year, Electronics
International rolled out a new instrument designed to replace older
instruments, including tachometers, engines instruments, and other
indicators. In this video, EI's Tyler Speed gives us a quick product
tour of the new CGR-30P. Read
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Video: PS Engineering's PAR200 Multi-Function Audio
System

There's a need for affordable audio system upgrades for basic aircraft.
PS Engineering attempts to answer the call with the PAR200 -- a
three-in-one system that combines an advanced audio panel, a stereo
intercom, and a remote comm radio. In this video, Aviation Consumer's
Larry Anglisano takes a look at the unit during it's introduction at
AirVenture 2013 at Oshkosh. Read
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